NorthStar

Occupations/33-9091.00

Crossing Guards and Flaggers

Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as streets, schools, railroad crossings, or construction sites.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

27%

More resilient

Human characteristics

46%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

31%

More resilient

A day in this job

  • Mostly human

    Report unsafe behavior of children to school officials.

  • Mostly routine

    Monitor traffic flow to locate safe gaps through which pedestrians can cross streets.

  • Task

    Direct or escort pedestrians across streets, stopping traffic, as necessary.

Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Direct or escort pedestrians across streets, stopping traffic, as necessary.
  2. 02Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as street and railroad crossings and construction sites.
  3. 03Monitor traffic flow to locate safe gaps through which pedestrians can cross streets.
  4. 04Communicate traffic and crossing rules and other information to students and adults.
  5. 05Direct traffic movement or warn of hazards, using signs, flags, lanterns, and hand signals.
  6. 06Report unsafe behavior of children to school officials.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks2.09
  • Degree of automation1.44
  • Time sitting1.19
  • Originality (ability)1.88
  • Conflict situations2.53
  • Hands-on objects/tools3.73
  • Outdoors / weather4.99
  • Disease exposure1.73
  • Decision freedom4.25

Top abilities

  • Problem Sensitivity3.50
  • Oral Expression3.50
  • Oral Comprehension3.50
  • Speech Clarity3.12
  • Selective Attention3.12
  • Far Vision3.12
  • Speech Recognition3.00
  • Deductive Reasoning3.00

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension2.25
  • Active Listening2.88
  • Writing2.00
  • Speaking3.12
  • Mathematics1.62
  • Science1.00
  • Critical Thinking2.75
  • Active Learning2.25
  • Learning Strategies1.88
  • Monitoring2.88

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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